K. uii.
K. ii.
The battle of Cenn Eich and the battle of Ath Sige gained over Leinster. Muircheartach son of Erc was victor.
In this year Dionisius composed the Paschal Cycles, beginnig from the year of the Incarnation 532, which is the 248 after the consulate of Lampadus and Orestes, in which year Justinian promulgated the Codex orbi.
K. iii.
Uictor bishop of Capua writing a book on Easter claimed errors of Uictor.
Pope Felix who also was buried in the basilica of St Peter.
K. iiii.
The battle of Éblenn won by Muircheartach son of Erc; the battle of Mag Ailbe gained over Leinster, and the battle of Aidhne over Connacht, and the battles of Almain and Cenn Eich over Leinster, and the plundering of the Cliu in one year; whereof Cennfaeladh sang:
- The battle of Cenn Eich, the battle of Almain,
Was a conspicuous, wonderful time;
The plundering of Cliu, the battle of Aide,
And the battle of Mag Ailbe.
Pope Boniface ruled for 2 years and 25 days.
Kl .u.
The drowning of Muircheartach son of Erc in a puncheon of wne on the eve of All Saints day on the hilltop of Cletty above the Boyne, as has been said:
- I have fear of the woman
Round whom many storms will move,
For the man who will be burned in fire,
Whom wine will drown on the side of Cletty.
- Tis I,
Taethen daughter of Niall's viceroy,
And Gamadaigh is my name
In every place...
- Sín is the woman that killed you,
O son of Erc as I see,
Many are her names here,
They will put anyone into ignorance.
- Not dear
Is the woman whose name is Sín,
Because of a king whom fire will burn,
Whom wine will drown in the house of Cletty.
- The king, son of Erc, turned
Towards the Uí Néill,
Blood seeks girdles on every plain,
He increased the territories afar.
- Seven times he fought nine chariots,
And long will it be remembered:
He carried off the hostages {folio 7b2} of Uí Néill
With the hostages of the plain of Munster.
Sín said when recounting her names:
- Sigh, Music, Storm without disgrace,
Rough Wind and wintry,
Groan, Lamentation, a saying without falsehood,
These are my names on one way.
Ailbe of Imlich Iubair died.
Eochaidh son of Connlac, king of Ulaid.
Kl. uii.
Tuathal Maelgarbh reigned for 11 years.
The sleeping of saint Mochta, disciple of Patrick, on the 16th Kalends of September. So did he write in his epistle: Mochta, the sinning priest, disciple of saint Patrick, salute in the Lord. Whose age 300 hears, as was said:
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- Mochta's tooth, no empty fame,
Three hundred years, lasting the tribute,
Without any error passing it upwards,
Without juice of a dainty passing it downwards.
- A man of three days, a man of three hundred years,
I entreat death, old is the tooth,
Not welcome is warrior without disgrace
Into whom the old tooth would be thrust.
Pope Boniface rested, to whom Mercurius who was John for 2 years 4 months and six days.
The battle of Great Luachair between two estuaries, gained by Tuathal Maelgarb over the Cianacht.
K. i.
Hereto did Marcellinus bring his Chronicle.
Ailill abbot of Armadh died.mortuus est.
The birth of Baithin pupil of Columcill.
K. ii.
Pope Mercurius rested and was buried in the basilica of St Peter.
K. iii.
Agapitus, a Roman by birth, bishop of the Roman church, sat 11 months and 8 days, and was buried in the basilica of Peter.
K. u.
The battle of Claenloch, in which Maine son of Cearbhall fell defending the hostages of Uí Maine of Connacht. Goibnenn son of Conall king of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne was the victor.
Comgall son of Domongort, king of Scotland died in the 35th year of his reign.
K. ui.
Failure of bread.
Pope Silverius, a Roman in nation, ruled for a year, 2 months and 11 days, who died as a confessor.
Manchán of Maethail fell.
Kl .uii.
The birth of Gregory, the pope.
Nem the bishop died.
Uigilius the pope, of Roman nation, ruled for 18years 6 months 15 days, who died at Syracuse and was buried on the via Salaria, as Bede boat{?}
K. i.
A great mortality called blefed, in which Mo-Bi Clarineach, whose name is Berchan, ... a poet, perished.
K. .iii.
Ailbe Senchua Ó nAilella died.
K. iiii.
The battle of Tortu by the Leinstermen in which fell Mac Eacha son of Ailill Molt, from whom Fir Chera come.
The battle of Sligo, in which Eogan Bél, king of Connacht, fell by Fergus and Domnall two sons of Muircheartach son of Erc, and by Ainmire son of Setna and by Naindid son of Dua who were the victors. Whence it was said:
- The battle of Uí Fiachrach is fought
With fury of edges over the border,
Foemen's kine bellow against spears,
The battle was spread out into Crinder.
- The Sligo river carried off to the great sea
Men's blood with their flesh,
They utter paeans over Eba
Round the head of Eogan Bél.
Cirbre son of Crimthann, king of Munster, died.
Lugaid, bishop of Connor, rested.
K. u.
Tuathal Maelgarb, son of Cormac Caech son of Cairbre son of Niall, king of Tara, fell at Grellach Eilte by the hand of Maolmór son of Argadan, of Conaille Muirthemne. A son of the mother of Diarmaid son of Cearball was that Maelmór, and Maelmór himself fell on that sport, from which is said 'Maomór's murder'.
The rest of Mac Cuilinn and of Odrán from Letracha.
Ciarán mac an tSaoir died in the 31st year of his life, but in the seventh year after he began to build Clonmacnois.
The decapitation of Ambacuc at the fair of Tailtiu by a miracle of St Ciarán i.e. a false oath that a person took by the hand of Ciarán, whereon a grangrene attacked him in his nech; for seven years was he alive with the monks.
Beoid was the name of Ciarán's father, and Darerca was his mother's name, as he himself said:
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- My mother was Darerca,
she was not a bad woman.
Beoid the wright was my father,
of the Latharna Molt.
Diarmaid son of Cearbhall took the kingship of Ireland.
K. ui.
Tighernach son of Cairpre, holy bishop of Cluain Eois, died.
K. i.
Ailill son of Dunlang, king of Leinster, died.
Cormac son of Ailill, king of Munster.
K. ii.
K. iii.